Oulad-Abdoun

Past Producer in Morocco with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000677
MRDS ID ISM0404
Record type District
Current site name Oulad-Abdoun
Alternate or previous names Khouribga Deposit, Oulad-Abdoun Basin, Khouribga Plateau

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -6.94831, 32.89951 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATION DATA FOR KHOURIBGA TOWN. SIDI MAATI 32 DEG. 48'N; 6 DEG. 49'W, PAST PRODUCTION; GHAR TAJER/RECETTE 10 32 DEG. 46'N; 6 DEG. 53'W, ACTIVE; MERAA EL ARECH 32 DEG. 46'N; 6 DEG. 48'W, ACTIVE; SIDI DAOUI 32 DEG. 52'N; 6 DEG. 38'W, ACTIVE; RECETTE 2 32 DEG. 51'N; 6 DEG. 53'W, ACTIVE; RECETTE 7 32 DEG. 48'N; 6 DEG. 48'W, ACTIVE; RECETTE 8 32 DEG. 53'N; 6 DEG. 51'W, ACTIVE; RECETTE 9 NEAR RECETTE 7, ACTIVE; SIDI HAJJAJ 32 DEG. 52'N; 7 DEG. 22'W. PLANNED PRODUCTION: EL-HALASSA 32 DEG. 39'N; 6 DEG. 49'W, AREA; OULAD FARES 32 DEG. 43'N; 7 DEG. 05'W, AREA; AL BROUJ 32 DEG. 36'N; 7 DEG. 09'W, AREA; SIDI CHENANE 32 DEG. 37'N; 6 DEG. 33'W, AREA. A PORTION OF 847 KM OUT OF THE TOTAL AREA OF THE OULAD ABDOUN DEPOSIT HAS BEEN STUDIED IN DETAIL; THIS PORTION CONTAINS THE RESERVES FOR WHICH FIGURES ARE RELEASED AT PRESENT. MINING OPEATIONS MAY RECOVER PHOSPHATES FROM BEDS B, A, ZERO, 1 AND 2. PHOSPHATE BED 3 CANNOT BE RECOVERED ECONOMICALLY AT PRESENT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Morocco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -6.94831, 32.89951

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Discovery year 1920
Year of first production 1921

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner OFFICE CHERIFIEN DES PHOSPHATES (OCP), STATE OWNED
  • Type Operator
    Owner OCP
  • Type Operator
    Owner SEVERAL SMALL PRIVATE COMPANIES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON

  • Deposit

    SALVAN, H, 1960: LES PHOSPHATES DE CHAUX SEDIMENTAIRES DU MAROC. NOTES MAROCAINES, SOC. GEOGR. MAROC, RABAT, NO.14, P.7-20

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.